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	<title>Pat &#38; Cats Heartland Tour 2010</title>
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		<title>12 A Million Spokes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We were fortunate to have attended the Premier of the film &#8220;A Million Spokes&#8221; while in Sioux City, Iowa just 2 days before kicking off our RAGBRAI ride. It is more than just a bicycling film, it&#8217;s people stories.  For us the RAGBRAI was a Bucket List, once in a lifetime event. RAGBRAI has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>11 RAGBRAI, Team Talleyrand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This page is a salute to new friends, the members of Team Talleyrand.  






 


Leland at 80




 





Hubie Dan FJ Doc NSSK Jerry

  

 


    An Interview with Farmer John, Talleyrand Bike club&#8217;s     Leader!
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		<title>10 RAGBRAI Day 7 &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lots of ups and downs through residential neighborhoods. Then almost like a mirage, downtown Dubuque and the Mississippi river. As the feelings of elation grew the sense of a huge experience coming to an end began to set in. Hard to believe it&#8217;s only been 7 days. At this moment it feels like we&#8217;ve been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>09 RAGBRAI Day 7</title>
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WOW, what a day. 47 miles, lots of hills including 8/10 of a mile 19% grade that we took in stride! Started with a team photo at 7:00 AM then off we went.
It&#8217;s now 11:09 PM, 7/1/10, and I&#8217;m too tired to do this tonight. You won&#8217;t believe how this all ended and moved into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>08 RAGBRAI Day 6 &#8211; 2</title>
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Once in and settled the party began. Guitars and singing as showers were dealt out. This is the big finale as some such as we are leaving tomorrow right after we finish the ride. Everyone sat in a circle. The first tradition is called Strombaugh, a game invented by troops in Korea while saving the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>07 RAGRAI Day 6</title>
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Fear of rain drove us into the basement under the garage last night. The Host &#38; Hostess were just great. We put the cushions from their chase lounges down. Too short but better than just out little mats and the concrete. Made for an early rising. We had our usual bananas then hit the road by 6:30, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>06 RAGBRAI Day 5</title>
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Our earliest start ever, out the door by 6:44 AM.Today&#8217;s ride is the longest, ended up 92 miles. This will be the shortest Blog on the longest ride since day one. It was definitely the heart of the heartland with unlimited sky, landscape horizon to horizon and if viewed from above, a strip of asphalt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bicyclingtheheartland.com/2010/07/29/06-ragbrai-day-5/</link>
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		<title>06 RAGBRAI Day 4</title>
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Tough night last night, dissension in the camp due to heat and wind. Then a flap over buying wine. We appeared to be prima donnas to some of the other members. Those who know us know that that actually may be true when it comes to wine! Rode in the back of a pickup into town [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bicyclingtheheartland.com/2010/07/28/06-ragbrai-day-4/</link>
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		<title>05 RAGBRAI Day 3</title>
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 Once again it&#8217;s easy to wake up early. Even with the donated blow up mattress we rolled and pitched. Up at 5:30, we got the tent and mattress down and out to the truck, ate a couple of bananas then took pics as the early risers headed out. Then the second group and we were right behind [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bicyclingtheheartland.com/2010/07/27/05-ragbrai-day-3/</link>
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		<title>04 RAGBRAI Day 2</title>
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Monday, July 26, 2009, 79 miles.  Last night I stayed up late after wine and did the Blog. Oops, forgot the Memory Stick was in the computer, Packed it up and sent it down the road.  So, no  video today. I did have the large camera so will be able to post a couple of [...]]]></description>
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